Lhasa’s Jokhang temple, a sacred Tibetan Buddhist site dating back in parts to the seventh century, caught fire on Saturday:
Devastating news from Lhasa of the Jokhang temple on fire. pic.twitter.com/LXiIlvc7V5
— Robert Barnett (@RobbieBarnett) February 17, 2018
As news of the fire spread, so did reports of heavy censorship on Chinese social media. Posts archived by Free Weibo indicate censorship even of seemingly innocuous content such as prayers for the